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GCRA Project in Bali Wins
Award At the 2002 National Coastal Zone Management Conference, (KONAS) on Bali in May, Karang Lesteri Pemteran was selected as the best coastal project in the country and recognized with a cash prize equivalent to US$500. The award was presented by the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and also the Minister of Environment to Putu Suyasa the Kapal Adat, to the Kapal Desa. Fishermen from the village were present on stage in traditional dress. Culture and Tourism Minister I Gede Ardika also presented the project's success story at the United Nations Preparatory Committee and Ministries Meeting of the World Summit, held in Bali in late May and early June. Twenty-eight GCRA coral nursery structures are installed in the Pemuteran Village Marine Protected Area in Northwest Bali, Indonesia, in cooperation with the Municipality of Pemuteran, Gahawisri (the Balinese Watersports Federation), local dive shops and hotels, and other local stakeholders. With a total length of 300 meters, this is the largest Biorock coral reef nursery and restoration project worldwide, exceeding the combined sizes of all other ongoing projects in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean. The project, although still in the early stages, already has the majority of local coral species in cultivation. Their enhanced growth rate, reproduction, and resistance to environmental stress provides a critical reservoir of healthy corals to resist future hot periods caused by global warming and to restore damaged reefs and vital fishing areas once destructive human practices can be halted. |
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